The Gold 1919 Daimler of Sir Seth Hukumchand

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Gold does not corrode. It is an element/ material for the ages. So what happened to the original gold plating?

Regards
Sutripta

Dear sir

By the time the car came into the restorers hand to commence restoration it must have been subjected to human and natural elements that have taken the plating away . It was a sorry state when it was last seen by me and see closely at the image 2 put up of the car inside a garage by KPS taken by me at Indore a decade ago " the doors were stolen / missing " so now you can guess the rest.

It's standing and working . True representation of its past glory in full form . Kudos to everyone behind it

Lovely car, wonderful to hear that Christopher Rodricks is able to handle the mechanical part of difficult restorations , this was missing earlier.

But for such an iconic car, more care should have been taken to ensure that the body work was par excellence - why the gaps in the bonnet alignment & door alignment, the dash should have been completed to remove the instrument refitting opening and the wood work in the cabin required to be planed more before polishing- apologies in advance if I am seeing faults where none exist,

Dear KPS, thank you for the array of beautiful photos of the details and the effort you've made to bring this car to us. The photos and your narration were a joy to behold.

Kasli, Chris, Karlos, KPS - congratulations on the restoration work. Could not have done it better.

I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never................

I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never grumble about my wife's gold jewelry again
I will never................

Hope you've finished writing the imposition -I haven't made the mistake of showing this thread to my better half yet

From what I've understood, the whole resto process was hard pressed for time and hence the small niggles (as pointed out by more discerning collectors here) that can be seen on the car

Thanks KPS for taking the effort to put together this superb thread. The car is indeed one of the most special ones around, and was almost forgotten in most people's minds for so long........

Thanks Karl. We were fortunate to have spent so much time with the car. Undoubtedly the Star of the show. Personally, the Minerva was a close second, if not better

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Originally Posted by r_nairtvm

KPS !!
A big thanks for bringing out this thread - and the way it has been introduced. Was so compelling that I had to read up the History of Sir Hukumchand and the Swadeshi movement and the lot.

Best Regards & Drive Safe
Ram

History is always important. I am sure you appreciated the car more, having read the history of the owner.

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Originally Posted by vanam

What a great thread. .........
for KPS to provide this write up without making notes is truly remarkable as the level of accuracy is spot on.

Thanks Vanam. Detailing was possible because of the number of pictures I could review, whilst writing up this tread. Chris was always there for referencing.

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Originally Posted by vintageman

Lovely car, .....
But for such an iconic car, more care should have been taken to ensure that the body work was par excellence ............... apologies in advance if I am seeing faults where none exist,
.... it is wonderful to have the car open to public viewing.

Whilst what you say cannot be discounted, the paucity of time and the fact that very little reference material was available could have caused this. Kasli confirms that the car was in very bad shape. Frankly for all us it did not matter, as the focus remained on the features of the car.

Whilst what you say cannot be discounted, the paucity of time and the fact that very little reference material was available could have caused this. Kasli confirms that the car was in very bad shape. Frankly for all us it did not matter, as the focus remained on the features of the car.

KPS

KPS,
please try to get some as found pictures of the car, before it was even touched for restoration.

Gold does not corrode. It is an element/ material for the ages. So what happened to the original gold plating?

Regards
Sutripta

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Originally Posted by kasli

It was a sorry state when it was last seen by me and see closely at the image 2 put up of the car inside a garage by KPS taken by me at Indore a decade ago " the doors were stolen / missing " so now you can guess the rest.

Here are some before restoration pictures of this great car, as you can see it was in a very poor condition , and as Kasli pointed out, lots of parts including some doors were missing.

Here are some comparative pictures

These pictures show the tremendous work done to bring back this beast back to life, kudos to everyone involved.

As a follow up on this thread, I wrote an article for The Driving Member the official journal of The Daimler & Lanchester Owner's Club (DLOC). The article has been well received.

Dear KPS,

Congratulations. Am sure it is a great honour to be featured as the cover story/ on the front page of a global magazine such as this. This is again a testament to the amount of effort taken by you in compiling this thread about such a rare car. Thanks for letting us know the history and the restoration work behind this car. Great going.